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A  BOOK  OF  CHEERFUL  CATS 


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A  BOOK  OF 


CHEERFUL   CATS 

AND  OTHER  ANIMATED  ANIMALS 


BY 


J.  G.  FRANCIS 


THE  CENTURY  CO.  NEW  YORK 


Copyright,  1879, 1880, 1881. 1882, 1883,  1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1892, 1903,  by  The  Cknturv  Co. 


Printed  ir  U.  S.  A 


Library,  Univ    o 
North  Caroluu 


Page 

Some  Fun  with  a  Toy  Spider I 

The  Tea-Party 2 

A  MusicyvL  Evening 3 

The  Giraffe  F^ide 4-4 


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A  Very  Happy  Family 6 

A  Dutiful  Parent 7 

A  Case  of  Highway  Robbery 8-9 

"They  didn't  h^ve  fi  Penny"           K) 

The  Reformed  Lion II 

Quits . 12 

The  Gljiial  Grimalkin 13 

Euchred!       H 

The  Bicycle  Ride           15 

Study  of  Heogehog  Stealing  Apple 16 

The  Lion   in  the  Barber-Shop 17 

The  Bald  Eagle  and  the  Barker     . 18 

The  Spring  Curtain 19-21 


P.ge 

"  T  is  a  Perfect  Picnic  Day!" 22 

"A  "!>m  o'  Shunter,  Dog" „ 23 

The  Donkey  and  his  Company 24-28 

Late! 29 

Pictures  with  a  Moral  for  Boys  and  Dogs 30-31 

YE  Joyful  Owl 32 

A  Queer   Barber-Shop 33 

The  Cat  and  the  Cream 34 

Stoky  of  the  Catnip  Ball 35-36 

The  Prickly  Pig,  the  Pug  a^d  Pard 37 

MjATern^l  Counsel 38 

Coasting  Cats 39 

The  Elephant  Juggler  40 


A  Se^  Ch^ge 
A  Medical  Opinion 
A  Needless  Apprehension 
The  Cat-o'-N>ne-Tails 
A  H^ppy   New  Ye^r     . 


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A  BOOK  OF  CHEERFUL  CATS 


Some  Fun  with  a  Toy  Spider. 


.A.  liltle.  Gcirl    a.sKe.<A    someJKUtcws.lo  l«.a. 

To    m<&c-t    Some.  Dolls   frovrj  Trstrtce/ ; 

Artci.   ll-tc,   l^IobKa-r    ca-mc  ,loo,  to  enjoy  avi&W 

-/VrzcL    etffce'r*"W6t.:rols     pletNT  for    trie   ©Les.reoC'. 
But  iKc  Kiltc-rJS  were,  mole,  %  oVa-Woc-cL  Ihcir  JFoocl 
y\.«cL   lre.eilc.ot  Ike-  ZDolls  -willi    j«.ars; 
"Whic-K  ca.u.se-cL  the.  IvIolKcr    etw    etohirtcy  tt<to.rl 

-A.recl    se-"v«/K.701".  **ghl    leivcjc.   loa/rs. 


They  were  happy  and  did  laugh 

When  their  friend,  the  big  Giraffe, 

Tried  his  speed  along  the  highway  with  the  cars, 


But  their  joy  was  turned  to  grief 
When  their  charger  bit  a  leaf 
That  was  growing  in  a   region   near  the 
stars. 


^A.    "very   Plappy  Tsv-mily 

The  Mother  sings   a.  Song  of  youth,  ©.nd  :May» 
The/  T©.th.eir  cLolh.  tine-   festive   fiddle/  play, 
^Neighbors     strolling    on  Ine  fence- 
Slop     etnet   Smile  "with,    joy   intense, 
While/  tbe  happy  Kittens    dance  the-  livelong   deM 


DUTirUL.       PARENT. 


OrlocL     a,    ce.'t     to   his  "wife/  ,      Sco,  my  <ic-a,r» 

The.     su-pa-rlevtive/  Circus     is     \za,v<L>  ! 

"VvriVk    iko    d-iilcLrcre    "wo'lt    go, -'tis    ow   cLvxty.  you   Know, 

THe-ir    yourjg    *»incLs     lo    craliaHla-rc     art  <?-     che-ci-. " 


STUPENDOUS    AGGREGATION    OF     MIRACULOUS    MARVELS 


THE 

MUSICAL    LAMS 


ORPHEUS 


JUMA 

THE     JUGGLER 


LADY    BLANCHE 
THE    COLOSSAL 


ONLY     LIVING 
FIVE      EARED 


•A    CASE    OF 


i^ilGHWAf  -ROBBEKf 


Said  a  Cat  to  his  sons,  "I  should  deem 
This  blithe  Picture-Book  Boy  carried  cream." 


THEY  DIDM*T   HAVE  APriUNV, 
AND  COULDN'T    BORROW  ANY, 
AMDTHEV  OWED  EXACTLY  WALK  A  DIME  FOR.  COAL.  ; 
SO  THEY  SAIo/we'LJ.  RUN  AWAY,  - 
WHEN  A  GOOSE  CAME  OUT  TO  SAYt 
YOU  MI/ST  PAY  TWO  CENTS  APIECE  AU-'RDUND  FORTOU-T 


10 


-A-  J^agLrcg'Rparircp;  \Li012 ,  of  a  Lamb-devouring~,KirccU 
<R.eformed  fanduwi  a  sweet,  submissive  life-'. 
Jor  with  face  all  steeped  ire  smiles  ». 

He,,  propelled  a  Lamb  for  miles, 
j\nd  he  wed  a^woolly -Spinster" 
for  a  wife.  — 


11 


Quits. 


12 


Che/    Cjconietl    ^j^rim^XKin. 


"TXTho  c-ou.lcL    j  oK&    lill   ■yoxx  e-rLcd,    Hold ,  craou.cflr! 
Tr-Iis  TkJlfc/   euncl  Jiis  C-hild    do    voe-jrai^le/Yzlly    drreilod 


13 


Euchred ! 


14 


OH,;  tJceu*  -Pajsa. !  ™  three  child, rer*  <£xdi9L, 
"Ybxx,  J>romise<i    cioirifc  you,  K«.ovv? 
Thai ,  next  •wWn  you.  .should^  vte»Xe  a.  aricLa. 

.A.IV.  three*'  of... VUS'shoutcL    Oo." 
I    DID.   that  fstlher  &a.icL,     "Yoxx  K*iow- 
I    never  '  $]pea.K..  a.t  .reujclorsr. 
So    get   your    rolle»-&Ka.te&.."\A/e<vU.  go 
Off  xa    a.   Iea.ri.x20  lecrjcLem! 


15 


Study  of  Hedgehog  Stealing  Apple. 


16 


17 


""VvhentheBarloer  at  last  shut  his  shop, 
Irorrz/ihe  clouds  a  Bald  Eagle  did  drop, 
To  purchase  a  lotiorj, 
JA  brush.,  or  some"notiorT 
To  rrcaKe  the  hair  avow 

OT2  His  top. 


18 


The  Spring  Curtain.     A  drama  in  five  acts. 


I.     Which? 


2.     The  Choice. 


3.     The  Rivals. 


4.     "  Ha,  the  Spring  Curtain  ! ' 


5.     Revenge. 


ITICKET    OFFICE    P 


T  Is  a  peyfeci  plcnio  day!  tke  liftle  Jog  dhl  aa)u 
nAs  Ke found  kis/riends  all  ready/or  the  train , 
"Still,  I  thought  !t would  ease  your  mind 

Not  to  leave  tkis  thing  behind,- 

For  you.  Know  a  bonnet  suffers  so  /rom  Tain." 


J\  Tarn  o'  6  jjaittep  D  og 
.^nct  a  plaintive  piping  frog, 
WffliaCafc\vt»se  cme  extravagance  \vas 

Clothes, 
~vvW  to  6«®  a  Bouno\iitg  Bug 
Bancs  a.  jvg.upon  a  ru,; 
While  a  Beetle .  halanoe^  baities  otl 

Kis  nose. 


23 


XjMRMQ 


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zSsJznfi&S 


A  desultory  Dog  once  met  a  dis- 
contented Donkey  who  could  form  no 
plans  for  his  summer  vacation.  "Why 
not  go  with  me  to  Bayreuth  ? "  said 
the  Dog.  "We  '11  hear  some  music 
there,  besides  meeting  all  our  friends." 
"Agreed,"  cried  the  Donkey;  "'t  is  a  happy  thought."    And  they  shook  hands  on  it- 


24 


On  the  way  they  met  a  fashionable  Cat, 
and  also  a  proud  and  sensitive  young  Fowl, 
who  both  declared  they  had  long  desired  to 
go  to  Bayreuth.  And  so  the  four  walked  on 
in  company. 


About  noon  the  second  day  they  sudden- 
ly stopped  to  listen,  for  they  heard  distant 
music.  "That  must  be  the  ending  of  an 
overture,"  said  the  Dog.  "I  should  judge 
by  the  sound  we  were  now  about  three 
miles  from  the  Opera  House." 


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Arriving  at  the  Opera  House,  they 
found  all  the  seats  were  sold,  and  that 
they  could  gain  no  admittance ;  and  this 
so  disappointed  the  sensitive  Fowl  that 
the  others  kindly  assisted  him  to  look  in 
at  an  upper  window. 

The  music  which  poured  from  the 
building  now  so  stirred  them  that  they 
simultaneously  burst  into  song. 


After  the  opera  they  all  went  to  the  Inn,  where  they  had  an 
excellent  dinner,  and  then  spent  the  evening  in  happy  festivity. 


27 


Their  musical  sensibilities  were  now  so  quickened  that  they  resolved  to  give  a 
concert  themselves,  which  was  a  great  success  and  aroused  immense  enthusiasm. 


28 


Late  ! 


29 


Pictures  with  a  Moral  for  Boys  and  Dogs.     I. 


8£ 


III. 


<¥\N  OWL,W'i&  aVlfage  erf -J^i 
0\ace  (Vfeed  a  K^te  QreenaWa^  Boy 

fi?Ty/itt  BjeaK.  In  m^NeWSkoes, 
"Audi  my  (jxilcLre-rv  Airivfe;— 
And  ft   DU:-bvt  Alas!  for^  Bo^. 


A  Queer  Barber-shop. 


33 


Scene  I. 


Scene  II. 


34 


43 


IV     jticvKcs     cv    Cea-t-  o'-nvy-i«,-'S^c«-lls      pimply     smiU    , 


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